West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum hosted a luncheon dialogue reflecting on the importance of internal and external partnerships, collaboration and diversity in moving forward elite sustainability initiatives this week at Aquinas College. Photos of the event can be found on our Facebook page. Featured speakers included the husband-and-wife partnership of Sean Ansett, a veteran of multi-stakeholder […]
WMSBF hosted the 12th Annual Future Green Leaders Golf & River Outing at The Meadows at Grand Valley State University. The outing serves as a networking event and fundraiser that provides sustainable business leaders and their allies, friends and colleagues a chance to enjoy the natural resources they work to protect while raising funds to support programs […]
Hosted by the DEQ in partnership with the University of Michigan and the West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum March 31, 2016 1:00 – 2:00 PM The Michigan Green Labs Webinar will cover a successful green labs program at the University of Michigan and examine an initiative to take the University of Michigan model and expand […]
The U.S. EPA offers several tools for measuring and tracking the amount, type of, and the source of food and packaging waste. One of the topics discussed at the February Member Meeting. By using EPA’s food waste assessment tools, food service establishments can: Save money by reducing over-purchasing and disposal costs Reduce environmental impacts Support […]
Energy Star is best known as a product label that indicates to consumers whether or not their appliances are energy efficient, but the U.S. EPA’s ENERGY STAR program goes beyond product labeling. For businesses it offers several tools including the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager which helps businesses track energy and water consumption, as well as […]
Twenty-five years ago, Congress passed the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990, which declared “it be the national policy in the United States that pollution should be prevented or reduced at the source whenever feasible”. This week marks National Pollution Prevention (P2) Week, September 21 – 27. P2 Week celebrates the successes of pollution prevention, brings […]
Dr. David Titley, nationally known expert in the field of climate, the Arctic, and National Security, keynoted the West Michigan Climate Resiliency Conference. Dr. Titley is a Professor of Practice in the Department of Meteorology at the Pennsylvania State University, and founding Director of Penn State’s Center for Solutions to Weather and Climate Risk. His […]
The panel discussion on responding to climate change in West Michigan featured speakers with a local and international perspective. The discussion was led by moderator Nicholas Occhipinti Policy Director at the West Michigan Environmental Action Council. Panelists included: Alison Sutter, Senior Sustainability Consultant, Key Green Solutions Mark LaCroix, Executive Vice President, The CarbonNeutral Company Amy […]